During the second quarter of FY 2010-11, the Group Sales Department made 104 personal sales calls to meeting and group travel planners. In addition, telemarketing calls were made and e-mails and letters sent to 1,386 qualified meeting and group travel planners. As a result of these calls, 20 qualified leads were generated. These qualified leads represent 12,246 room nights for Springfield hotels/motels.

During the second quarter, the Convention Services Department provided registration services, shuttle services, information packets, and other miscellaneous services to 24 groups representing more than 16,930 delegates and approximately 6,630 room nights in Springfield hotels.

Some of the major conventions and events that received bureau assistance included:

National Christian Homeschool Fall National Championships;

Lake Country Soccer Incredible Pizza Fall Classic;

Missouri Baptist Convention, and;

Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System.

Other activities of the Convention Services Department during the second quarter included:

beginning centralized housing for the Lake Country Soccer Greater Springfield Area Sports Commission Champions Challenge and the Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Cup, Missouri Association for Career & Technical Education, and United Methodist Church;

continuing centralized housing for the National Christian Homeschool Basketball Championships;